A convenient list of games involving teams in the San Francisco Bay Area

and their dates and times and a Memorable Sports Moment or two

Monday, June 16 through Sunday, June 22

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Monday, June 16

Oakland A's v. Texas Rangers, 7:05 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats v. Iowa Cubs, 12:05 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17

San Francisco Giants @ Chicago WS, 5:10 p.m.

Oakland A's v. Texas Rangers, 7:05 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats @ Round Rock Express,

5:05 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies @ New Orleans Zephyrs,

5:00 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics v. Vallejo Admirals, 7:05 p.m.

Sonoma Stompers @ Pittsburgh Mettle,

7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 18

San Francisco Giants @ Chicago WS, 11:10 a.m.

Oakland A's v. Texas Rangers, 12:35 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats @ Round Rock Express, 5:05 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies @ New Orleans Zephyrs,

5:00 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics v. Vallejo Admirals, 7:05 p.m.

Sonoma Stompers @ Pittsburgh Mettle,

7:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 19

Oakland A's v. Boston Redsox, 7:05 p.m.

San Jose Giants @ Visalia Rawhide, 7:00 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats @ Round Rock Express,

5:05 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies @ New Orleans Zephyrs,

5:00 p.m.

Stockton Ports vs. Bakersfield Blaze, 7:05 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics v. Vallejo Admirals, 7:05 p.m.

Sonoma Stompers @ Pittsburgh Mettle,

7:00 p.m.

Friday, June 20

San Francisco Giants @ Arizona Diamondbacks,

6:40 p.m.

Oakland A's v. Boston Redsox, 7:05 p.m.

San Jose Giants @ Visalia Rawhide, 7:00 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats @ Round Rock Express,

5:05 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies @ New Orleans Zephyrs,

5:00 p.m.

Stockton Ports vs. Bakersfield Blaze, 7:05 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics @ Vallejo Admirals,

7:05 p.m.

Sonoma Stompers @ Pittsburgh Mettle,

7:00 p.m.

Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup

Series, Sonoma Raceway

Saturday, June 21

San Francisco Giants @ Arizona Diamondbacks,

7:10 p.m.

Oakland A's v. Boston Redsox, 1:05 p.m.

San Jose Giants @ Visalia Rawhide, 7:00 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats @ New Orleans

Zephyrs, 4:00 p.m.

Fresno Grizzlies @ Round Rock Express,

5:05 p.m.

Stockton Ports vs. Bakersfield Blaze, 7:05 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics @ Vallejo Admirals,

5:05 p.m.

Sonoma Stompers @ Pittsburgh Mettle,

5:00 p.m.

Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup

Series, Sonoma Raceway

Sunday, June 22

San Francisco Giants @ Arizona Diamondbacks,

1:10 p.m.

Oakland A's v. Boston Redsox, 1:05 p.m.

San Jose Giants @ Visalia Rawhide, 6:00 p.m.

Sacramento River Cats @ New Orleans

Zephyrs, 11:00 a.m.

Fresno Grizzlies @ Round Rock Express,

5:05 p.m.

Stockton Ports vs. Bakersfield Blaze, 2:09 p.m.

San Rafael Pacifics @ Vallejo Admirals,

1:15 p.m.

Sonoma Stompers @ Pittsburgh Mettle,

1:00 p.m.

Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup

Series, Sonoma Raceway

Radio:

Cal BB (M) - KGO 810 AM

Cal BB (W) - Pac-12 Network

Cal football - KGO 810 AM

Fresno Grizzlies - KYNO 1430 AM

Golden State Warriors - KNBR 680 AM

Oakland A's - 95.7 FM The Game

Sacramento Kings - KHTK 1140 AM

Sacramento River Cats - Talk 650 AM KSTE

San Francisco Giants - KNBR 680 AM

San Jose Earthquakes - 1590 KLIV AM,

1370 KZSF AM (Spanish)

San Jose Giants - MiLB Gameday Audio

San Jose SaberCats - KNBR 1050 AM

San Jose Sharks, KFOX 98.5 FM San Jose, 102.1 FM San Francisco

Stanford BB (M) - KNBR 1050 AM, TBS (TV)

Stanford BB (W) - KZSU 90.1 FM

Stanford football - KNBR 1050 AM

Stockton Ports - KWSX 1280 AM

"Competitive sports are played mainly on a five and a half inch court, the space between your ears."

~Bobby Jones

American amateur golfer and lawyer

(1902-1971)

"I spent 90 percent of my money on women,

drink and fast cars. The rest I wasted!"

~George Best

Northern Irish professional footballer

1968 FWA Footballer of the Year

(1946-2005)

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Memorable Sports Moment

Meeting Mighty

Mike

Jim Fitzpatrick

There are certain moments or events, brief as they may be, that are forever etched in our memories. Many often consist of unforgettable playoff games or crucial plays and the athletes who made them. For everyone it's different. Sometimes one of those unforgettable moments might even take place long after the sporting event is over. I'll never forget the times I met famed boxer Mike Tyson. Actually the second time was the more memorable.

After originally meeting Mike in Las Vegas at an autograph appearance, I found out by chance he was coming to the San Francisco Bay Area two months later and appearing at a sports collector's shop called ManCave Memorabilia in San Mateo. I knew the owner and asked if I could display some of the portraits I had drawn of Mike the day of his earlier appearance. While in Vegas I had shown Mike some of my drawings and given him copies. The store owner told me he'd check with Mike to see if it was OK. Luckily Mike remembered me and said it was fine.

When the day arrived, I got all dressed up and brought my works, easels to display them on, and my family. We arrived about 45 minutes early, and I went in to arrange my works. After I'd set things up, my family and I were granted a personal appearance with Mike. He was very polite and friendly and posed for photos with me and my family.

Not wanting to overdo it, I returned with my family to the area where my artwork was on display. Just moments before the doors opened, another person was allowed a private meeting with Tyson. He was a very tall guy in his early 20s, but something about him didn't look right. We were told the guy was a standout college football player who should have turned pro but was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and wasn't expected to survive.He had idolized Tyson for continuing to battle on through the years while faced with difficult obstacles of his own.

When he was introduced to Tyson, who had been told of this poor guy's situation, Tyson embraced him for several moments as the man wept in Mike's arms and tried to find the words to express to his idol. With all the negative press Tyson had gotten over the years and all the battles with his demons, it was poignant beyond words seeing this famous, powerful athlete comfort a complete stranger.

After the event ended, Mike came over to me and my family again and I got the opportunity to take a photo with him "punching" me. I can only imagine how it would have felt if he'd really done it.

Jim Fitzpatrick, a lifelong roller derby fan, is a San Francisco Bay Bombers coach as well as the team's general manager. His new book, Ad lib to the Blow Off! (The True Story of Pro Roller Derby), will be released shortly.

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Out of Left Field

A modest proposal: No more fouling out

~Tom Stern

Say a husband and wife in Stockton save up for two years to take their NBA-obsessed son to see LeBron James play the Warriors in Oakland. LeBron is called for three fouls in the first five minutes, and his coach benches him until the third quarter.

King James comes back in and quickly draws two more fouls. Back to the bench he goes. The game is a blowout, so he never plays another minute. The kid from Stockton cries himself to sleep that night.

It doesn't have to be this way. Instead of expulsion after six fouls, here is an alternative that is practical, sensible and exciting for the fans.

After drawing that sixth foul, the player must run five laps around the perimeter of the basketball court. His team plays short-handed while he is so occupied. Every foul he draws subsequently adds five more laps to the penalty. This means that a player who draws eight fouls must run 15 laps if his coach needs him to stay in the game.

To add to the drama, the opposing team gets to mobilize its Six-Plusser Squad, a two-person crew consisting of a cheerleader and the team mascot. Their job is to impede the penalized player's progress by running alongside , haranguing and harassing the athlete with fiendishly ingenious taunts. (Physical contact is strictly forbidden. An additional referee, on roller skates, makes sure that things proceed in an orderly manner.)

These tactics give the opposition a decided advantage by delaying, distracting and demoralizing the opposing player. When he re-enters the contest, he will be physically and mentally worn down. Coaches will face an acute dilemma: should they risk subjecting one of their superstars to a psychological beat-down or send in a fresh reserve?

Think of the excitement. Think of the controversy. Think of the animated debates at the sports bars the next day. ("The coach should have taken LeBron out. He wasn't the same after Amber and 'Hoopsie' got through with him.") This is a win-win-win for the sport, the NBA and the fans. We can see no downside.

NBA Trivia

NBA player salaries, then and now

You may have noticed that the New York Knicks just signed Derek Fisher to a five-year, $25 million contract as head coach.

That high salary reminds me of the time Knicks fans and the media were in an uproar over the team's high payroll and season-ticket holders feared the team would gouge them on tickets the next season.

After all, the Knicks in that 1973-74 season, with six future Hall of Famers on their roster and a future Hall of Fame head coach, made history with their payroll. It was the first time ever that 12 players collectively earned $2 million!

No team ever paid its players $2 million in one season, but the pressure was on. The Knicks had just won their second NBA championship in three years. The large local and national news media in New York City treated the Knicks as heroes and it was a veteran roster with players who earned as little as $15,000 as a rookie. Now, at the peak of their careers, they asked for more.

Gate receipts, licensing fees and all-important television revenue were tiny in 1973-74. Now those sources of income are phenomenal. Season-ticket holders can now rightfully say prices are too high.

Ironically, a low-paid reserve forward on that Knicks roster named Phil Jackson, who backed up future Hall of Famers Dave DeBusschere, Bill Bradley and Jerry Lucas, just signed on as president of the New York Knicks in a five-year, $60 million deal.

But who's counting? If Jackson and Fisher can earn a championship within the next five years in the Big Apple, the first for the Knicks since 1973, who will complain?

The above trivia was submitted by Nick Curran, the NBA's director of public relations, 1969-76. A full account of the Golden State Warriors' winning the 1975 NBA championship, contributed by Curran, appears in the new Baseball edition of the Ultimate Sports Guide.

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